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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/50 (21) Application number: 18703386.5 (22) Date of filing: 09.01.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 37/04(2006.01) B01J 21/04(2006.01) B01J 37/00(2006.01) B01J 37/08(2006.01) B01J 23/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/012890 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/144188 (09.08.2018 Gazette 2018/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD TN (30) Priority: 02.02.2017 US 201762453590 P (71) Applicant: Clariant Corporation Louisville, Kentucky 40210 (US)	(72) Inventor: FRIDMAN, Vladimir Louisville, Kentucky 40245 (US) (74) Representative: Dannenberger, Oliver Andre et al Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Arabellastrasse 17 81925 München 81925 München (DE)